On March 2, 2020, the federal and provincial government announced a new transmission line to take hydro-generated electricity from Manitoba to Saskatchewan.
Ruth recently reminded me on the morning of April 8th, that it was exactly three years ago that our family helped us move from Steinbach to Altona, Manitoba in 2017.
When I see a Winnipeg transit bus with its electronic sign flashing the phrase “practice social distancing” pass me, I catch myself thinking wistfully how much I will enjoy the time when phrases like “social distancing” are dropped by the wayside because they are no longer necessary.
This week the province announced a plan for reopening many of the parts of the economy that have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the news and in conversations I hear a lot of “Woe is me” complaints. It is true that these are hard times and some will suffer more than others, and some won’t suffer at all.
Dennis Hiebert’s recent letter to The Carillon shows that he misunderstands the logic of slippery slope arguments. His letter deals with medical assistance in dying; here I will focus only on his understanding of slippery slope arguments.
Ever have the desire deep down in your heart to go to church, and you wonder why? Well, personally, it makes me feel kind of good inside; and besides, it puts a song into my heart.
No wonder providing blankets to the world became a major project, year after year, for the Mennonite Central Committee. People in need and people in trauma need blankets!
Manitoba got some good news earlier this week when it was reported by Manitoba Infrastructure that flood waters will be less than what was feared only a few months ago.
For the last several weeks Canadians have been united in a collective fight against COVID-19 as the global pandemic has been at the top of everybody’s mind as well as the top of every news cycle.
